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Michael Rawlinson
1,507 PointsPython basics task 1 of 4 lists
It gives me an error saying the name_list does not match my name? Question is : Create a variable named full_name that holds your full name. Make another variable named name_list that holds your full name as a list, split on the spaces. Don't create name_list manually!
full_name = "Richard Grinch"
name_list = list(full_name)
Michael Rawlinson
1,507 PointsThank you it works now.
1 Answer
Jeffrey Ruder
6,408 PointsYou need to use the .split method.
name_list = full_name.split()
Christian Kuylen
3,176 PointsChristian Kuylen
3,176 PointsUsing the list command will make a list out of each letter. What you're doing is making a list that looks like: [R, i, c, h...] and so on.
For this task, you need to use the .split() function on your name variable. By default, .split() will create a list out of the string using spaces or tabs as new items in the list.
Hope this helps!